brazier
1 Americannoun
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a metal receptacle for holding live coals or other fuel, as for heating a room.
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a simple cooking device consisting of a container of live coals covered by a grill or thin metal top upon which the food, usually meat, is placed.
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Etymology
Origin of brazier1
First recorded in 1680–90; earlier brasier, from French; see origin at braise, -er 2
Origin of brazier2
1275–1325; Middle English brasier, equivalent to Old English bræsi ( an ) to work in brass + -er -er 1
Explanation
A brazier is a small stove that's heated with charcoal. Some braziers are used for cooking food, while others are entirely meant to provide heat. Braziers were once commonly seen outdoors, lit to warm people on picket lines or in other situations where they had to be out in the cold for a long time. Most braziers are made from metal and are small enough to be portable. Some people refer to a small cooking stove, like a hibachi or a grill, as a brazier. The French root of the word is brasier, "pan of hot coals," from brese, or "embers."
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Example Sentences
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There’s “The Witcher”-themed medieval-style brazier fueled by the supernatural force that we know in modern times as a gas line.
From Salon • Dec. 18, 2025
In front of him a pot of strong coffee warmed amid the embers of a coal brazier.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2023
It is thought either a spark from a brazier or a spark from one of the girl's hobnail boots caused the explosion, which set the building alight.
From BBC • Mar. 6, 2022
The key was its form: Instead of glassy beads in an open brazier, a public spectacle, it was offered as an oil, intimate and discreet, for an audience of one.
From New York Times • May 10, 2021
I coughed violently, and nearly fell into the red-hot brazier in front of me.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
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